Daphne Preston-Kendal

Daphne Preston-Kendal

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The next xz attack

Lightning Talk
16. March 2026, 17:40 - 17:45
Auditorium
Gemini hat gesagt The 2021–2024 xz backdoor attack exploited social engineering to target critical SSH infrastructure. This talk warns that, fueled by LLMs, similar attacks will rise, and the traditional profile of "undermaintained" projects being the only targets no longer applies. Security models must adapt to these sophisticated new threats.